Comments on: Orton deal leaves some scratching their headshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/
ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comTue, 03 Mar 2015 20:38:11 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: oldbyrdhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3605078
Sat, 06 Sep 2014 15:42:11 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3605078Forget all that. Orton is the best they can do???????????
]]>By: rdrs68http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3605004
Sat, 06 Sep 2014 14:55:58 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3605004The league has been fleecing the fans for years and playing games with the one-way contracts where the player is always on the short end so it’s really nice to see someone game the game.
]]>By: sactogaryhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3600514
Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:53:06 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3600514“… the Bills need a break-glass-in-the-event-of-emergency option…”
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To me, this screams TEBOW! There is no Tom Brady or Aaron Rogers available, and EJ is clearly not going to turn into Peyton Manning. If they switch to a focus on running unprecedented in the last twenty-plus years, they just might catch the pass-focused defenses in the NFL off-guard and wrongly staffed. It might not work, but how could they be worse off than with Manuel and Orton?

The Broncos’ half-hearted stab at it in 2011 was surprisingly effective. Tebow, Spiller and Jackson – who’s going to stop them? Besides, Orton has already lost his job to Tebow twice. Third time’s the charm.

]]>By: edavidberghttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3597058
Wed, 03 Sep 2014 18:33:37 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3597058Buffalo has no first rounder next year. It would be an absolute disaster for them to finish with a top 3 pick and that’s what they are looking like now.
]]>By: gohawks7http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3596598
Wed, 03 Sep 2014 16:16:02 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3596598Every time I see Orton in a helmet I do a double take…he looks so much like Dave Grohl.
]]>By: BringBackTheFlexhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3596488
Wed, 03 Sep 2014 15:51:34 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3596488Wow. Delusion can be corrected with medication.

Orton was supposed to report for OTA’s. He didn’t. His agent said he was contemplating retirement. The Cowboys kept asking for an answer and never responded. If you don’t report to work and you don’t answer your bosses request to come into work, guess what? You just quit. The firing is just the perfunctory step he forced them into so he could keep all the money he didn’t earn.

As for Jimmy Johnson – Johnson has never won a SB without Jones, but Jones has won a SB without Johnson.

]]>By: fromundamahjunkhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3595425
Wed, 03 Sep 2014 03:50:06 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3595425Guys. . .Orton was cut, he didn’t “quit”. Jerry WANTED Weeden, and DECIDED to throw away the 5 million to make the change, because, you know, he’s Jerry. Stop blaming Orton, he got paid, got cut, got picked up, the end. And good for him. And on a side note, Ortons daughter is more consistent on the football field than Tony Romo. If you believe different, you are a cowboys fan, still waiting for Jerry to lead the team to the promise land, after firing Jimmy Johnson AND Bill Parcells for being good at their job. Jerry wants a puppet, not a football coach. If you’re good at building a team, then Jerry is obviously going to disagree with you, and fire you for insubordination. I feel bad for the fans, especially the ones that believe Jerry’s plan of Romo and Weeden, minus DeMarcus Ware, is going to work. Sorry, someone had to say it.
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Tue, 02 Sep 2014 02:59:11 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3592361If you look at it another way….teams are always cutting players, therefore not fulfilling contracts that they have agreed to with players… But low and behold… a player returns the favor and he is a piece of crap?
]]>By: redrumdoghttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3591402
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 19:25:21 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3591402Can’t blame the guy… who would want to play for Jerrah
]]>By: djshnookshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3591323
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 19:01:40 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3591323You have no clue what a new owner will do…and if it’s Terry Pegula, which it will be, he will keep them on for another year.

It you knew anything, you’d know that is exactly what he did with the Sabres…but he kept them on much longer than an extra year, with poor performance and the fans beating down his doors to fire HC and GM.

Making assumptions like that is absurd…and Doug Whaley absolutely deserves another chance…look at how he has turned over the roster and some picks he has made, like Alonso in the 2nd and Henderson in the 7th…or how he raped the Colts in the Hughes-Sheppard trade.

You are so uninformed it’s not funny.

]]>By: coachbeckhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3591152
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 17:50:23 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3591152Ummm sounds like Orton has a fabulous business model ATM. Why are you bashing him lol
]]>By: thegreatgabberthttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3591076
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 17:16:55 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3591076He ran out of things to do in Altoona, Iowa.
]]>By: thegreatgabberthttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3591067
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 17:12:44 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3591067HO’rton.
]]>By: cueghosthttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3591065
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 17:12:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3591065The idea that Orton is better or even ever himself thought that he was better than Tony Romo is hilarious! Only Antonio Romo can bring out the trolls on an article that never mentioned his name.
]]>By: thegreatgabberthttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3591063
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 17:11:42 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3591063Have Popgun, Will Travel.
]]>By: keepyerstickontheicehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3591015
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:54:57 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3591015Kyle OrtonTM(c)(p), LLC made a sound and practical business decision, in the best interests of its stakeholders, and will continue to do so, now and into the future.

Like anyone else on the the roster, if he doesn’t perform, he’ll be gone.

]]>By: Scumbyhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3591009
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:53:37 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3591009Is there something that Orton did wrong here besides get paid?
]]>By: ivanpavlov0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3590970
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:32:39 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3590970“He has created a perception that he doesn’t really want to play, and that he simply wants to cash large checks.”

Who doesn’t want to cash large checks?

The issue seems to be that he didn’t want to play in Dallas. Why he felt that way is anyone’s guess.

]]>By: jjrs89http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3590938
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:23:52 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3590938what questions did this article really answer?
]]>By: vegasbearfanhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3590893
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:09:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3590893More power to Orton- he knew that he was better than Romo- but the moron that owns the team will make bad decisions until he dies- that is when you will see the Cowboys improve, not before….
]]>By: nfloraclehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3590875
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 16:05:17 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3590875Hey, football is a business (as the coaches and owners are always telling us when they screw players out of money), so I think it’s great that Orton is acting like a serious NFL businessman! More power to him.
]]>By: BringBackTheFlexhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3590834
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 15:49:13 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3590834IMO the NFL needs to close up this loop hole. Any sympathy a player wants to get his “respect money” just went out the door with Ratliff and now Orton. I’m sure it happens to other teams as well.

Right now my empathy to any player wanting more money or a guaranty is zero.

]]>By: Mr. Wright 212http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3590808
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 15:35:33 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3590808But let an actual productive player… and be Bl.. oh never mind.
]]>By: johnnybaggadonutshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3590803
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 15:32:31 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3590803Capt. Neckbeard gamed the system. Good for him. Players so rarely are able to work the system to their favor. I’m sure agents and owners will scurry to make sure this never happens again, then say it is to protect the integrity of the game.

Hold that clipboard Kyle. Get that money.

]]>By: RegisHawkhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3590801
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 15:30:54 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3590801“He has created a perception that he doesn’t really want to play for a crazed lich-lord”
]]>By: RegisHawkhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3590800
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 15:30:30 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3590800“He has created a perception that he doesn’t really want to play for a perennial loser.”
]]>By: blackqbwhiterbhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3590725
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 14:50:48 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3590725Good for Orton, taking advantage of the financial opportunity presented to him….. No GM ever kept paying any player just cuz……no matter what they promise, teams will shred a contract without any concern, so if the situation’s reversed, they should take their medicine-“it’s a business”, right?

Its just funny because traditionally only Walter Jones, Strahan, Favre type guys get out of going to training camp. Not backups. Good for Orton!

]]>By: harrisonhits2http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3590717
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 14:48:04 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3590717What’s head scratching about wanting to pick up an extra few million dollars that you didn’t have to do anything for?
]]>By: corkspophttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/01/orton-deal-leaves-some-scratching-their-heads/#comment-3590704
Mon, 01 Sep 2014 14:40:23 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=2278211#comment-3590704This was a smart move by the Bills. They got a good QB without giving up another starter in trade. Maybe Cousins or Sanchez will be available to a needy team like the Rams. But not for free. So, Orton missed the game and saw an opportunity to be a starter at best and a well paid back-up at the least. Win-Win for him and the Bills.
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